Mount Segers
| Mount Segers | ||
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| height | 2460 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 25 '0 " S , 85 ° 31' 48" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
Mount Segers is a 2460 m high mountain in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 11 km east of Mount Tyree in the center of the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains from a ridge on the east side of the end of the Crosswell Glacier .
The mountain was discovered during an overflight for the purpose of creating aerial photographs by the flight squadron VX-6 of the United States Navy between December 14 and 15, 1959. These aerial photographs were used by the United States Geological Survey for mapping. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the mountain in 1961 after Chester W. Segers (1927-2013), cook of the first winter team at the South Pole Station in 1957.
Web links
- Mount Segers in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Segers on geographic.org (English)